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New: Newcastle striker Alexander Isak wants to explore option for move away
Earlier, Newcastle announced that he was missing their Asia tour with a minor thigh injury
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New Liverpool signing Hugo Ekitike, who's joined for £69m from Eintracht Frankfurt, links up for tour of Hong Kong
Football tactics writer Alex Keble: 'This is not Jurgen Klopp's team anymore'
Chelsea have opened talks with Ajax over a move for centre-back Jorrel Hato while pushing ahead with interest in RB Leipzig forward Xavi Simons
Marcus Rashford unveiled by Barcelona in an intimate presentation, says Guillem Balague
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As a Chelsea fan it's getting really boring reading the same "Chelsea have 1million players" narrative. Yes the squad is bloated from business at the start of this new ownership, but it's clear there's going to be a lot of outgoings this summer.
Sam, Bournemouth
Alex Keble
Football tactics writer
Arne Slot's summer reshuffle was already the most significant by a reigning Premier League champion in the competition's history.
Florian Wirtz's arrival points to a reconstruction of the Liverpool midfield. Deals for Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez mark the end of the celebrated full-back pairing of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson. But the arrival of Hugo Ekitike is the final flourish that makes it practically a full-scale revolution.
This is not Jurgen Klopp's team any more.
And yet, as the Bundesliga stars file in, it curiously looks as though Slot is taking Liverpool on a journey back towards his predecessor's ideas.
It's telling that Ekitike is arriving in the same summer as another Bundesliga star, Germany international Wirtz, forming a new-look attack built on piercing forward movement and an inclination to weave through the thirds as quickly as possible.
The two should combine superbly. Both are sharp one-touch passers between the lines, both love to crash the box, and both were sculpted in fast-transitioning Bundesliga teams.
That is a clear step change for Slot and, to an extent, a surprising turn back towards the 'heavy metal' days of Klopp.
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Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
There's two more Liverpool ones, Harry. Ex-Reds Sheyi Ojo and Ozan Kabak.
Also, for you budding sports journalists out there, Hugo Ekitike becomes a lot easier to spell when you remember he's a palindrome.
Bryan Mbeumo is the tricky one. E before the U if he plays for Man U.
Super late to the party, but did we ever get anymore palindromic footballer names? 'Cause however long later, I've just thought of two; Eze and Esse.
Harry, Maidstone
Alex Keble
Football tactics writer
Along with Florian Wirtz and the two new full-backs, Hugo Ekitike points to a different Liverpool set-up.
In 2024-25, some 47 of Liverpool's 86 goals (55%) were scored or assisted by Mohamed Salah, who ran the right wing almost on his own as Trent Alexander-Arnold drifted inside.
By contrast, Jeremie Frimpong is a very attacking, very wide right-back. That should take some of the pressure off Salah, but it might also see the Egyptian move infield to support the new creator-in-chief Wirtz, Liverpool's first proper number 10 in years.
Adding weight to that theory is Ekitike's history of playing in a strike partnership. He was arguably at his best in a 3-5-2 alongside Marmoush at Frankfurt, with whom he regularly swapped positions in a fluid forward line.
He was also more often than not playing in a two at Reims, where he made his name. Could Slot be planning something similar with Ekitike and Salah?
In a 4-2-3-1, Frimpong's aggressive wing play on the right could free Salah to drift inside and operate as something like a split striker alongside Ekitike, with Wirtz and a number eight sitting just behind.
He is the real deal: the centre-forward of the calibre and tactical dexterity pretty much every 'Big Six' club has been looking for.
Whether Slot continues with Guardiola-like patience or swings back towards Klopp-like verticality, Liverpool's chances of retaining the Premier League title just improved.
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
"Won't somebody please think of Panini!"
Other football sticker books/ trading cards are available. I was raised on Shoot Out.
The people I feel sorry for are those producing the Premier League sticker album, how are they supposed to know which Chelsea players to put in! Or maybe they'll give Chelsea an extra 2 pages this year.
Will Smith, Nottingham
Image source, ReutersEintracht Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krosche speaking about Hugo Ekitike's move to Liverpool: "Hugo has developed tremendously in his one and a half years with us and has been a true asset to our team and the entire club both on and off the pitch.
"We are delighted that he can now take the next step – a step he has earned through his performances with us."
Image source, ReutersLiverpool got their new man - and they got the deal done quick.
Here's a look at how it all unravelled:
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
Thanks all. Including Deivid Washington, who's on loan at Santos until December, Chelsea have 10, yep TEN, forwards.
I reckon you could count seven of those 10 as wingers, plus Joao Pedro who can also do a job out wide.
How can you tell the day has a Y in it. Because Chelsea are buying a couple more players.
Karl Kroenen, Bristol
I think Chelsea are going to have a squad of 1m players soon. They have so many wide forwards it’s unreal.
Alan Dazely, West Sussex
"The Netherlands international, 22, is understood to be open to a move to Stamford Bridge, as the Blues look to add more creativity and attacking flair." Said without irony?
Jonathan, Durham
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
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We'll start serious, but I'm sure things will descend into "Which former Arsenal bench-warmers live in your head rent-free" like yesterday in no time at all.
Sami Mokbel and Nizaar Kinsella
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Chelsea have opened talks with Ajax over a move for centre-back Jorrel Hato while pushing ahead with interest in RB Leipzig forward Xavi Simons.
Hato, 19, has emerged as one of Europe's most promising young defenders after an impressive campaign in the Eredivisie, making 31 appearances.
BBC Sport understands that Chelsea are in direct communication with both Ajax and Hato's camp to explore the possibility of a summer transfer. Talks are understood to be in the early stages, with no agreement yet in place.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are discussing personal terms with Simons.
The Netherlands international, 22, is understood to be open to a move to Stamford Bridge, as the Blues look to add more creativity and attacking flair.
RB Leipzig are aware of Chelsea's approach, though no agreement has yet been reached.
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BBC Sport
Last night Marcus Rashford joined Barcelona on an initial 12-month loan from Manchester United, with the Catalan giants having the option of signing the England international on a permanent basis for £30.3m (35m euros) in 2026.
Rashford hasn't played for Manchester United, his boyhood club, since last December after being dropped by manager Ruben Amorin, and spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan at Aston Villa.
In July, it was confirmed that he was one of five players to tell the club that he wanted to leave.
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Tom Mallows
BBC Sport
Liverpool completed the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike for an initial £69m, subject to international clearance last night.
The 23-year-old Frenchman also passed a medical and agreed personal terms.
Ekitike will fly out to join Liverpool's pre-season tour of Asia later this week.
Frankfurt accepted a deal worth £79m, with £69m guaranteed and £10m in add-ons, earlier this week.
His arrival pushes Liverpool's spending past £250m this summer.
They signed Florian Wirtz for a potential British record £116m, while defenders Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong have arrived for a combined £70m.
Image source, Getty ImagesJoe Rindl
BBC Sport
Two huge stories broke last night.
One, Liverpool confirmed the signing of Hugo Ekitike from Eitracht Frankfurt for big money.
And two, Barcelona announced that Marcus Rashford had joined them on loan from Manchester United.
So I reckon we should spend most of this morning reacting to both of those moves, plus Chelsea are after even more players, can you believe it?
Yep, you probably can. Anyway, Xavi Simmons and Jorrel Hato are being linked to Stamford Bridge.
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